Corporate and Finance

Making business happen

The key to business success is managing risk well, not simply avoiding it.

Our corporate clients come to us for help with challenges and opportunities that go beyond law. We bring a balanced blend of legal experience, market knowledge, foresight and, most importantly, good judgment to each of our corporate clients—whether large, small or in-between.

The whole of your business is more than the sum of its transactions. We find satisfaction in watching your business grow and thrive, and helping make that happen as your trusted advisor.

In fact, our clients think of us more as business partners than lawyers. We build our relationships on a commitment to personalized advice and proactive involvement. Gaining an understanding of your goals and your industry, we can anticipate what's ahead rather than reacting to what's happened. So unlike many other lawyers, we don't focus on telling you what you have to do: we help you understand what you can do.

We strive to give you candid assessments and fresh, practical advice. And while we're strengthened by our legal experience, we're not limited to it. When we can find a business solution to a legal problem, we'll use it.

Who we work with

We work with leading businesses, from emerging companies to Fortune 500 enterprises, who want creative, intelligent ways to meet challenges and opportunities. Companies of all types—public, private, domestic, international and entrepreneurial. And from all industry areas, particularly technology, financial services, health care, energy, consumer products, entertainment and digital media. We're also making a real difference in heavily regulated industries, where our deep relationships with state and federal regulators and our understanding of continually evolving regulations give our clients the edge they need.

What we do

We help companies of all sizes with complex corporate, governance, operational and transactional matters, such as:

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Capital markets and public company services
• Private equity and sponsor finance
• Corporate governance
• Antitrust
• Leveraged finance and lending
• Emerging finance techniques
• Executive compensation
• Debt finance
• Marketplace lending
• Financial restatements and accounting issues
• Proxy contests
• Shareholder activism
• Hostile takeovers
• General corporate representation
• Commercial agreements